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Hello and welcome to my talk page! If you have a question, ask me. If I know the answer, I'll tell you; if I don't, I'll find out (or one of my talk-page stalkers might know!), then we'll both have learnt something!

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Happy First Edit Day

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2017).

Administrator changes

TheDJ

Xnuala • CJ • Oldelpaso • Berean Hunter • Jimbo Wales • Andrew c • Karanacs • Modemac • Scott

Guideline and policy news

Following a discussion on the backlog of unpatrolled files, consensus was found to create a new user right for autopatrolling file uploads. Implementation progress can be tracked on Phabricator.
The BLPPROD grandfather clause, which stated that unreferenced biographies of living persons were only eligible for proposed deletion if they were created after March 18, 2010, has been removed following an RfC.
An RfC has closed with consensus to allow proposed deletion of files. The implementation process is ongoing.
After an unsuccessful proposal to automatically grant IP block exemption, consensus was found to relax the criteria for granting the user right from needing it to wanting it.

Technical news

After a recent RfC, moved pages will soon be featured in a queue similar to Special:NewPagesFeed and require patrolling. Moves by administrators, page movers, and autopatrolled editors will be automatically marked as patrolled.
Cookie blocks have been deployed. This extends the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user if they switch accounts, even under a new IP.

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:54, 1 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Manchester Cenotaph

Morning HJM - have uploaded a bunch of photos to the Category: Manchester Cenotaph on Commons. Didn't know how to group them but they all begin MC-****. Conditions not ideal as the sun was directly towards the Town Hall, so views from it were challenging. That, and the drunks, and random passers-by at inopportune moments. Hopefully there's something you can use. If not, and you need a specific shot, or a detail, etc., just let me know. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 10:52, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Fantastic! Thank you very much for those. I'll look through them this afternoon. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 11:02, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!

		The Military history A-Class medal with oak leaves
		For your work in promoting Spalding War Memorial, North Eastern Railway War Memorial, and York City War Memorial, I am pleased to present you with the A-class Medal with Oak Leaves. For the Coordinators of the Military history Project. Zawed (talk) 10:24, 3 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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 Morning HJM - have uploaded a bunch of photos to the Category: Manchester Cenotaph on Commons.  Didn't know how to group them but they all begin MC-****. Conditions not ideal as the sun was directly towards the Town Hall, so views from it were challenging. That, and the drunks, and random passers-by at inopportune moments. Hopefully there's something you can use.  If not, and you need a specific shot, or a detail, etc., just let me know. All the best. [[User:KJP1|KJP1]] ([[User talk:KJP1|talk]]) 10:52, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
 :Fantastic! Thank you very much for those. I'll look through them this afternoon. [[User:HJ Mitchell|<font color="Teal" face="Tahoma">'''HJ&nbsp;Mitchell'''</font>]] &#124; [[User talk:HJ Mitchell|<font color="Navy" face= "Times New Roman" Title="(Talk page)">Penny for your thoughts? </font>]] 11:02, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
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+|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid lightsteelblue;" | For your work in promoting [[Spalding War Memorial]], [[North Eastern Railway War Memorial]], and [[York City War Memorial]], I am pleased to present you with the A-class Medal with Oak Leaves. For the Coordinators of the Military history Project.  [[User:Zawed|Zawed]] ([[User talk:Zawed|talk]]) 10:24, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
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